Day 14 - Tuesday 23 May 2017

Padstow to Porthcothan (14 miles)

It would be fair to say we had a really odd stay at our Padstow B&B. Run by a lovely couple but just odd. No toilet in the room as we were expected to use the hosts facilities but as he/she was having a shower we had to bimble in to Padstow to find the rudimentary facilities you should expect in the morning. Breakfast was even odder - food was ok but you do not expect the host to have his breakfast with you and whilst doing so be on the phone organising his Lobsters whilst you eat. Amusing to us as we laughed about our experience and still do but not what you would expect to be honest. When booking we felt we had got a bargain for one night in Padstow - now we knew why. Another amusing aspect was when we paid our bill in cash - we needed £5 in change but he had no cash on him therefore rummaged around in the kitchen and proceeded to tip up one of those giant Whisky Bottles you save your change in to find us £5 in pound coins - you couldn't make it up.

An overcast start to the day with low mist which stayed with us for a while. Met a couple at Trevose Head who recognised us from yesterday - found out they were walking the path in stages and envied us for being able to do it in one go. At Constantine Bay the seas where extremely rough and this added to the atmosphere of this lovely section of the path. On arrival in Porthcothan we bought a drink from the shop and waited half an hour or so for the bus which would take us to Newquay where we had booked a 2 night stay. Our B&B at St Bernards was a complete polar opposite from last night - and was cheaper. Lovely big room, good food, clean and inexpensive plus it had an honesty bar and they did some washing for us.

It was whilst staying at St Bernards that we met Pam - a lovely lady from California who was walking the path in one go also and we would see her a couple of more times over the next week or so. After a quick shower we ambled the short distance to The Central for supper - good food, dog friendly and clean. ​

The memorial benches near St Saviour's Point near Padstow

​Padstow War Memorial

Just a bleak outlook today as we look over towards Hawker's Cove

​A lovely des res for Kevin

The headland above Stepper Point is topped by a stone tower, built as a 'day mark' to serve as a navigation beacon for seafarers during daylight. It is referred to locally as the Daymark

Who's that?

Approaching Gunver Head​

Gunver Head

Trevone Bay​

Arriving at Harlyn

​Padstow Lifeboat Station & The Merope Rocks - we were not seeing them at their best today

The Lighthouse at Trevose Head - we almost missed it

​As you can see the visibility was deteriorating as we left Trevose Head

None on show today

At last - Porthcothan. ​Not one of the better days - good walking but awful visibility